RT Book, Section A1 McGuire, Jennifer L. A2 Shah, Samir S. A2 Kemper, Alex R. A2 Ratner, Adam J. SR Print(0) ID 1157320565 T1 Encephalitis T2 Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861536 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157320565 RD 2024/03/28 AB Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma associated with clinical evidence of neurologic dysfunction1 (e.g., encephalopathy, focal neurologic deficits, speech or movement disorders, seizures). Whereas inflammation is technically a neuropathologic diagnosis, neuroradiographic and laboratory [cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) profile] evidence of inflammation are used more commonly in clinical practice, given limited tissue availability.